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Canberra Baptist Church
Bulletin
7 June 2026
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Led by the Spirit, we will explore together what it means to follow Jesus today, build an inclusive, caring community, and share God’s love and justice in words and actions.
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Click above to watch the service. |
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It’s great that you’ve taken the time to connect with us here at Canberra Baptist Church, we appreciate it can be a big step, so well done! Please complete our online Connection Card, it will help us to start to get to know you, share a bit about ourselves, and help connect you into our community.
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Please keep praying for the people in our church currently receiving treatment for cancer, and their families and the medical teams looking after them. Please also pray for Helen Stafford’s recovery, and for Ana Rengel’s mother recovering from broken ribs.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Thank Offering in May. A total of $37,523.59 has been donated to Baptist World Aid for the project “Improving the lives of people with disabilities in Bangladesh”, which includes $7100 from our solar panels and $1817 from money raised through Monica’s Yoga class. A report on the project is available here – Link to Project Report
Church Meeting: For those unable to attend, our May Quarterly Meeting provided a budget for 2026-27 and heard updates on the pastoral search process and site management plans.
Please take a few moments to complete the Property Survey and help shape how our church and community facilities may better serve into the future. The survey closes 10 June 2026 – click here.
The Rev. Nancy Leng died on 19 May 2026. Nancy and Bill Leng were passionate advocates for women ministry and social justice and a great loss to the NSW Baptists when they moved back to Melbourne following Nancy’s retirement from ministry at Epping Baptist and Bill’s retirement from Morling College. Nancy was among the first group of women (which included Jeanette) to be accredited for ordination in NSW.
Fran and James Carter depart Australia tomorrow for three months in Europe. We hope you have a wonderful time. James has organised musicians to play when he is away.
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Happy birthday
| • Belinda Groves 9 June |
| • Jack Adriaanse 12 June |
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And to anyone else having a birthday this week!
If your birthday is not in our database and you would like to be included – we really encourage you to please contact office@canbap.org or speak to Belinda or Steve.
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Property Survey
We need your help to make the Canberra Baptist Church and Currie Cres Community Centre a place that meets your needs and positions us for now and the future. We are exploring a potential building project for the Waldock Hall/McMaster Lounge complex to provide extended and improved facilities for the benefit of the Church and the Community.
This survey asks you to suggest opportunities for us to make the community centre complex more useful and better suited to the needs of the wider community and church. The survey also invites you to identify limitations in relation to our existing buildings and facilities.
The survey includes an optional creative exercise and will close 10 June 2026. Responses from individuals and groups are welcome.
If you require assistance with completing the survey, please approach Wendy Holland (m) 0412 064 034, (email) wholland171@gmail.com or the church office.
For further information please email office@canbap.org, enquire at our office reception, or speak with a Site Committee member:James Carter (chair), Peter Churcher, John Clark, Steve Coster, Wendy Holland, Patrick Paynter and Felicity Volk.
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Family Church
NEXT Sunday 14 June, 10am – McMaster Lounge
Ciru N, Steve C, and Paynter family will be our leaders/helpers.
click here for more details
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Youth Group
A link to this Semester’s events is available at
THIS LINK
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Open Baptists Online Conference
Saturday 13 June, 1pm – 5:30pm
The Open Baptists Conference is now an online event Saturday 13 June, 1pm to 5:30pm, with regional dinners taking place afterwards around the country.
To register for the conference, featuring Tanya Riches, wide-ranging discussions using Open Space Technology processes, an OB General Meeting (including the admission of two new churches!), worship and more, please use this QR code.
To attend the dinner, please speak to Belinda.
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Electrify Open House – Home, Solar & EV’s Electrification
Sunday, June 14, 2026 – starting at 2pm (1 Tewksbury Cct Theodore, ACT 2905)
Meryl and Glenn Jackson are having an event at their house to discuss issues around the electrification of your home and driving an EV. This will be our next Open Conversation event.
They have replaced all the gas appliances in their house, in the kitchen with an induction stove and cook top, the gas hot water with a heat pump, the gas heating with electric heaters. They have also purchased an EV and have added extra solar panels, a home battery with a bi-directional EV charger (Vehicle to home). They are using Amber as their electricity provider.
At 2.15 pm Anil, an electrical engineer, who works with Solar4Life will give a 10 minute general conversation around what electrification can do for you. The company installed the Jackson’s solar and battery. He will not do a hard sell.
Anil has offered to generally answer people’s questions but if you want to talk specifically about your house, bring an electricity bill and he will be happy to talk one on one with you.
Bring your EV if you want to try the bi-directional EV charger using your EV to power our house. We will demonstrate this with our ATTO3 and a friend’s Tesla.
No need to register, just turn-up. We are looking forward to seeing you there – click here for more details.
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Canberra Refugee Support Geoff McPherson Education Awards
Tuesday, 16 June, 9:30am at the Cook Hub Hall (41 Templeton Cres, Cook)
As part of World Refugee Week (14-20 June 2026) we are invited to the CRS Education Awards, a program Canberra Baptist supported by providing $5,000 through our Christmas Offering.
The Education Awards are an important part of CRS’s assistance to refugees and asylum seekers. The Awards recognise meritorious performance and encourage and support outstanding refugee students with their education and training. They help students (or their families) cover education costs and feel welcomed and rewarded in their new life in Australia.
This is a wonderful, heart warming event and you are welcome to be part of it!
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Currie Crescent Community Centre
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Do you like connecting with people?
Become a
Program Buddy
If you enjoy sharing in a group activity and discovering your own strengths and supporting others as they do the same. If you want to put your faith in action, grow in your discipleship, and serve with and alongside others? and
You DO NOT want to run a program, be over committed, being dragged into meetings and business stuff!!
Our Currie Crescent Community Centre runs a great range of programs, and we are looking for CBC people who can become a ‘Program Buddy’.
To find out more – Click here or speak with Steve Coster steve@canbap.org
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 CCCC NewsletterTerm 1&2 2026
Click Here
Take a look, there are so many ways to participate in the life of the centre and don’t forget to share it with your friends and family.
For assistance or additional hardcopies, please contact the Church Office. |
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Webpages, Social Media and Helpful online links
see below
For more info or assistance please contact the Church Office
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CBC/CCCC App
 You are invited to download the CBC/CCCC Church App, it provides information about our groups, events, room hire, the church calendar, directory and much more. Keep up to date on the go.
For more information or assistance please contact the Church Office
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Thanks to Miriam Downey for today’s flower arrangements and to Cordelia Gee or preparing flowers for next week.
Thank you to our stewards for May, Sue Williams and Charo Paynter.
Thank you to Kathy Joyce and Jeanette Mathews for preparing Communion in June.
Your contributions are very much valued and important.
If you’d like to be part of any of these roles, please contact the church office: office@canbap.org
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Young Families
At Canberra Baptist, we are delighted to have young families, children and babies at church! During worship, we offer:
- Family Corner – in the church foyer with craft, books and (quiet) toys. Feel free to take these into the worship space.
- Creche – a dedicated room in the church hall (turn right after entering the foyer). This room is for 0 to 5 year olds and their carers. It has a bottle warmer, nursing chairs, toys and activities and a live streaming TV so you can see and hear what’s happening in the church. Please note, children are not to be left unattended.
- Change table – inside the entry to the hall toilets.
Please note, you need to supervise your children in all these areas. And please leave the space as you found it – it’s a huge help!
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Direct Deposit
BSB: 062-901
Account: 10220184
iGive
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Tap & Give
Tap your card or phone on the tap terminal, next to the cash box in the vestibule.
Cash
Place cash donations in the metal box in the vestibule or call Ian Joyce on 0408 682 492
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The bolded groups meet this week,
the unbolded groups don’t meet this week.
If you would like any information about any of the small groups, please speak to Belinda or Steve.
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Sunday
10:00am Morning Worship
10:10am Family Church
10:10am Sunday Youth Group
11:00am Morning Tea
10:30am Board Games Group
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Monday
8.00am: Morning Prayers
6:00pm: Monica’s Yoga Class – link
7:45pm: Deacons
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Tuesday
8.00am: Morning Prayers
10.30am: Kingston Kids Playgroup
10.30am: Kingston Babies
7:30pm: Thomas’ Table
7.30pm: Feminist Book Club
7:30pm: Open Book Group
7:30pm: Movie Group
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Wednesday
08.00am: Morning Prayers
10.00am: Ladies Fellowship
(first Wed)
10.45 am: Cooking Circles
02.00 pm: 3:16 Study Group (2nd and 4th Wed)
07:30 pm: Choir Practise
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Thursday
8.00am: Morning Prayers
10.30am: Thursday Morning Bible Study
7pm: Soup and Faith
7:30pm Bible Book Club
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Friday
08.00am: Morning Prayers
08:30am: Gardening Group
10.30am: Crafty Fingers
07:00pm: Youth Group
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